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Sonic IDs: Captured sounds and stories of Northern Colorado

Sonic IDs: Captured sounds and stories of Northern Colorado

Sonic IDs are short pieces of audio—a vignette or a distinctive sound—gathered from across Northern Colorado. The 30-second pieces of audio allow us to capture the voices, stories and sounds of our communities.

For the next few months, we will introduce a new Sonic ID each weekday on the radio at 91.5 KUNC, as well as post some of our favorites here on our website and on our social media accounts.

Most of our sonics come from reporters' field interviews, but we're always looking for new sounds. If you know someone who might have a good Sonic ID to share, please send an email with your recommendation to sean.corcoran@KUNC.org.
  • A colorful stack of library books sit on a beige table with a person's hand resting on top of the stack and shelves of books visible in the background.
    Quiet down!
    A librarian reveals in hushed tones the sound-level predilections of library patrons from different generations.
  • People in workout clothing stand at different levels in a beige ampitheatre with a stage at the bottom and red rock cliffs to the left of the stands.
    'We're in love'
    A couple visits Red Rocks Ampitheatre for the first time.
  • Grace Marx and Obadiah Reid follow their children Miriam Reid, Niels Reid and their dog Frosty, all wearing backpacking backpacks, as they navigate their way onto a bridge with a sign reading "Gudy Gaskill Bridge"
    Snakes, oh my!
    A Fort Collins mother and her young son discuss the pleasures—and perils—of getting ready to hike a segment of the long-distance Colorado Trail.
  • John Denver sings into a microphone outdoors.
    Trash or treasure?
    A John Denver fan in Fort Collins recalls a special souvenir received after one of the iconic singer's concerts.
  • An illustration shows a person leaning over a banjo strumming the strings with a brown background of wooden planks.
    Pickin' the banjo
    A Fort Collins street musician talks about building his banjo out of kitchen parts.
  • Catch a breath
    Estes Park Mayor Wendy Koenig describes driving to town.
  • A hand holds a small gray pen-like device vertically with a brown fish hanging hooked by the mouth at the bottom of the device and a body of water in the background.
    My first fish
    A boy passionately describes catching his first fish.